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Arch Manning apologizes for laughing at AI Sarkisian slap video
Texas quarterback Arch Manning apologized on social media Tuesday for laughing about an AI-generated video depicting coach Steve Sarkisian slapping sideline reporter Holly Rowe, with Rowe publicly acc
AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular in every poll
A new NYT/Siena poll of 1,503 likely voters finds 61% oppose construction of AI data centers, with opposition crossing party lines — though the issue ranks below 1% as a midterm voting priority.
TypeSafe AI raises $40M seed for probabilistic model
TypeSafe AI raised a $40M seed round to build an AI model that outputs numerical responses with probability estimates, letting businesses gauge the reliability of its answers.
OpenAI Eyes $1.2T Pre-IPO Funding Round
OpenAI has begun early conversations with investors about raising another private funding round at a $1.2 trillion valuation, ahead of its planned IPO.
Data center moratoriums spread as Philly activists push back
Philadelphia residents in the shadow of the former East Coast's largest oil refinery are leading a campaign for a citywide data center moratorium, joining a growing wave of U.S. communities pushing ba
OpenAI Tops Anthropic on OpenRouter Weekly Spend
OpenRouter users spent more on OpenAI's models than on Anthropic's during the week of September 7, the first time that crossover occurred since the week of February 26, 2024.
Meta Launches MCP Server for WhatsApp Business Setup
Meta launched a new MCP server that lets AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT handle WhatsApp Business account setup, replacing a multi-tool process with a single chat interface.
Nvidia's Huang: AI Doesn't Need New Laws
Jensen Huang told a Salesforce audience that the AI industry doesn't need new laws or regulations, arguing market forces will guide safe innovation.
Trump pollster gives GOP data center messaging playbook
President Trump's longtime pollster is circulating a detailed messaging playbook to Republican candidates, prescribing specific language for neutralizing Democratic attacks on AI data centers.
The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
A growing list of AI products, startups, and corporate initiatives have shut down or been abandoned, with one analysis putting the failure rate at 42% as bigger platforms absorb competing features.
CADDi Raises $114M Series D at $1.2B Valuation
CADDi, an AI startup serving manufacturers, raised a $114M Series D at a $1.2B valuation, more than doubling its $470B valuation from 2025.
Google Launches Gemini 3.8 Live Voice Models
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, calling them its "most advanced live dialogue models yet," with the specific aim of more effectively enabling voice agents.
Tesla’s new Roadster teaser hints at a ‘Cyber’ redesign it doesn’t need
Tesla will finally unveil its redesigned Roadster on October 1 near Waco, Texas — more than eight years after first showing the car in 2017 — with a teaser showing SpaceX cold gas thrusters and the co
Two AI Hotlines Launch for Agent Whistleblowing
Two new AI whistleblowing hotlines launched to let agents report peers caught cheating, breaking sandbox rules, or running unauthorized cyber operations, following a DeepMind study in which roughly a
Google Launches Gemini 3.8 Live, Extended Thinking
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two voice-first AI models for near real-time reasoning, with Extended Thinking ranking #1 on Artificial Analysis' Speech to Speec
Claude Code harness used to reach GPT-5.6 Sol via OpenRouter
Developers are routing Anthropic's Claude Code harness to cheaper non-Anthropic models — including OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol — via proxies and OpenRouter, placing Claude Code head Boris Cherney in the midd
Apple Launches iOS 27 With Waitlisted AI Siri
Apple has launched iOS 27 with an overhauled, AI-powered Siri that requires users to join a waitlist for access, alongside broader software platform updates.
OpenAI Confirms AI Safety Talks With Anthropic, Google
OpenAI's global policy chief confirmed Tuesday that the company has been coordinating on AI safety with rivals Anthropic and Google DeepMind for weeks, amid Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for the i
AWS facilities in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain remain mostly offline after Iranian drones hit them in March, testing the region's pitch for AI and data processing (Wall Street Journal)
AWS data centers in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain remain mostly offline months after Iranian drone strikes hit them in March, testing the Gulf's multibillion-dollar ambitions to attract AI and data-processing
Musk: AI Labs Should Let Rivals Test Their Models
Elon Musk called for top US AI labs and "three or four of the leading Chinese companies" to let rivals run a "test harness" on their models to evaluate safety, proposing cross-company testing among th
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